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‘Death by PowerPoint’ has been an old adage batted about by managers who have seen too many flat presentations jammed with too much information, while falling short on clarity of theme or message. Today, the same lament can be said about email.

‘Death by Email’ describes the ailment of what professionals are losing today: Time and productivity.

Everyone knows that exercise can improve your health. Exercise is a key part of managing your weight and maintaining healthy hearts, lungs, and other bodily systems. But did you know that exercise can make you more productive? The latest research shows that a regular exercise routine can make you happier, smarter, and more energetic.

In March the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) held hearings about whether to require public companies to change (or “rotate”) their external auditor periodically. Similarly, the European Union has proposed mandatory auditor rotation every six or 12 years.

Last week, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich unveiled details of his plan to partially privatize Social Security. His plan would allow younger workers to contribute a portion of their payroll tax obligation to a private investment account. Roughly speaking, Gingrich is signing on to the legislation from 2004 sponsored by Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) and former Senator John Sununu (R-NH).

The administration could give the big banks a choice — replace your guaranteed debt with newly issued non-guaranteed bonds, or pay the US Treasury $6 billion representing the remaining value of this federal guarantee over the next two years. This would not be a punishment; it would be the fair thing to do for US taxpayers.

Follow me on Twitter: @pozenBob Pozen is Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, Chairman Emeritus of MFS Investment Management, Senior Fellow at Brookings, and author of The Fund Industry: How Your Money is Managed.Read the full bio